Yyrkoon is a French death metal band. The main lyrical themes revolve around occultism, horror/fantasy, and members' personal philosophies.The band was formed in 1995 by Stéphane Souteyrand (guitar & keyboards), Laurent Harrouart (drums), Paul Banas (vocals & guitar), and Sébastien Caron (bass guitar). One year later, Yyrkoon decided to self-record the first 5-song demo tape, Oath, Obscure, Occult…, which included unique sounds to typical death metal like female vocals, violin, and flute. This tape was well-received in the underground. Current members Stéphane Souteryand - guitar, vocals Geoffrey "Jeff" Gautier - keyboards; later, guitar Voctproen "Victo" Vilchez - bass guitar, acoustic guitar Dirk Verbeuren - drums (session) Former members Paul Banas – guitar, vocals Sébastien Caron – bass guitar Jérôme Barouin – guitar (session) Kristofer Laurent – bass guitar François Falempin – guitar Laurent Harrouart - drums
Yyrkoon is a French death metal band. The main lyrical themes revolve around occultism, horror/fantasy, and members' personal philosophies.The band was formed in 1995 by Stéphane Souteyrand (guitar & keyboards), Laurent Harrouart (drums), Paul Banas (vocals & guitar), and Sébastien Caron (bass guitar). One year later, Yyrkoon decided to self-record the first 5-song demo tape, Oath, Obscure, Occult…, which included unique sounds to typical death metal like female vocals, violin, and flute. This tape was well-received in the underground. Current members Stéphane Souteryand - guitar, vocals Geoffrey "Jeff" Gautier - keyboards; later, guitar Voctproen "Victo" Vilchez - bass guitar, acoustic guitar Dirk Verbeuren - drums (session) Former members Paul Banas – guitar, vocals Sébastien Caron – bass guitar Jérôme Barouin – guitar (session) Kristofer Laurent – bass guitar François Falempin – guitar Laurent Harrouart - drums
